Take This Hammer (1944) Lead Belly

[Intro]
Back down south when the boys is working, every time you hear them say "hah" that's when the hammer falls and the hammer rings. The boys gives the hammer a swing and then they gonna sing
They got rythm and they got swing as they sing

[Verse 1]
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
Take this hammer (Wah!)
And carry to the captain (Wah!)
You tell him I'm gone (Wah!)
You tell him I'm gone (Wah!)

[Verse 2]
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I runnin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was flyin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was flyin' (Wah!)

[Verse 3]
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
If he ask you (Wah!)
Was I laughin' (Wah!)
And tеll him I was cryin' (Wah!)
And tell him I was cryin' (Wah!)